There are 11 ways to get from Indianapolis to Delaware by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IND - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
5h 1m$119–966Drive 620.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Indianapolis to Wilmingtoncar 620.2 mi
11h 9m$114–164Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Wilmington Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0355 / ...
17h 50m$123–181Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Wilmingtontrain Cardinal
20h 15m$450–700Fly Indianapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane IND - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmingtontrain
5h 12m$420–1,504Fly Indianapolis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane IND - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmingtontrain
5h 33m$980–1,959Fly Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane IND - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmingtontrain
6h 18m$580–1,758Fly Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane IND - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmingtontrain
6h 59m$151–1,358Fly Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IND - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Wilmingtontrain
6h 35m$347–1,692Bus to Covington, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
7h 29m$187–1,485Bus via Claymont Transportation Center (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
19h 38m$125–188
Indianapolis to Delaware by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Delaware is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Delaware is to fly and train which takes 5h 1m and costs $110 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis to Delaware station. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis and arriving at Wilmington Bus Station via Philadelphia Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Indianapolis and arriving at Wilmington. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 20h 15m.
The distance between Indianapolis and Delaware is 639 miles. The road distance is 623.9 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Delaware without a car is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Indianapolis to Delaware, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Delaware bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Indianapolis station.
Indianapolis to Delaware train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Indianapolis station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Delaware is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $120 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $450 - $700 and takes 20h 15m.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Delaware, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis to Wilmington Bus Station via Philadelphia Bus Station in around 17h 50m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Indianapolis to Wilmington 3 times a week. Tickets cost $450–700 and the journey takes 20h 15m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $26–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Wilmington Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Indianapolis to Delaware bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Indianapolis to Delaware train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Wilmington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Delaware is 624 miles. It takes approximately 11h 9m to drive from Indianapolis to Delaware.
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